Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces

{{Use American English|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox military unit

| unit_name = Royal Saudi Air Defense

| native_name = {{lang|ar|الدِفَّاع الجوّي المَلكِيَّ السُّعُودِيَّ}}

| image = Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces Logo2.svg

| caption = Emblem of the RSADF

| country = {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}

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| type = Air defense

| role = Aerial warfare

| size = 10,000{{cite book |last=IISS |title=The Military Balance 2021|year=2021 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-032-01227-8 |page=365}}

| command_structure = Royal Armed Forces

• GSP (as of 1981)

| garrison = Riyadh (central HQ)

| garrison_label = Headquarters

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| colors = {{color box|#363e2a|{{space|10}}|#78866B|border=silver}}{{space|2}}{{color box|#78866B|{{space|10}}|#363e2a|border=silver}}

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| battles = Action of June 5, 1984
Gulf War
Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen
Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict

| anniversaries =

| start_date = {{start date|1930|df=yes}}{{Efn|1930–1955 (as a part of the Artillery Arm of the Saudi Army) {{space|2}} 1956–1963 (as a part of the formation of the Artillery Corps)
{{space|2}} 1963–1983 (an independent corps of the R.S. Land Forces) {{space|5}} 1984– present (fourth armed service branches of the MOD).}}

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| website = {{url|http://www.rsadf.gov.sa|www.rsadf.gov.sa}}

| current_commander = Lt. General Mazyad al-Amro

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| identification_symbol = 175px

| identification_symbol_label = Flag

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}}

The Saudi Arabian Air Defense Forces or officially Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces (RSADF) ({{langx|ar|قُوَّات الدِفَاع الجوّي المَلكِيَّ السُّعُودِي}}) is the aerial defense service branch of the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces (SAAF). It is fourth of the five service branches of the MOD.{{Cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/gulf/rslf-history.htm|title=Royal Saudi Land Forces History|work=GlobalSecurity.org|access-date=1 February 2017}}Al Saud, K. Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces, al-Moqatel (in Arabic) online. It has its HQ in Riyadh,{{Efn|Air Defense Ministry Building designed by Arthur Erickson Architects with Bing Thom}} where there is also an elaborate underground command facility that co-ordinates the kingdom's advanced "Peace Shield" radar and air defense system, with an estimated 10,000 active duty military personnel in 2025.{{Cite web|title = Saudi Arabia spends 25% of its budget on its military — here's what it has for the money|url = https://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-arabia-spends-25-of-its-budget-on-its-military-2015-12|website = Business Insider|access-date = 21 March 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160102192738/http://uk.businessinsider.com/saudi-arabia-spends-25-of-its-budget-on-its-military-2015-12|archive-date = 2 January 2016|url-status = live|df = dmy-all}}{{cite book|author=Anthony Cordesman|title=Saudi Arabia: National Security in a Troubled Region|work=Center for Strategic and International Studies|date=2009|language=en|pages=387}} Along with the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF), it has the responsibility for securing the skies of Saudi Arabia.{{Cite web|title=Royal Saudi Air Defence Force - Responsibilities|url=https://www.rsadf.gov.sa/Subs.aspx?ID=7}}